Scholarships available for area high school seniors

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 13:49

Graduating seniors who live in Bridgeport and surrounging communities planning to enroll in an accredited two- or four-year college or post-high school vocational or technical school are eligible to apply for scholarships from the Fairfield County Community Foundation.

The foundation’s Greater Bridgeport Area (GBA) Scholarship Program is designed to provide financial support to students in pursuit of a post-high school education. The program offers multiple awards from the general GBA Scholarship Fund in addition to more than 30 separate scholarships funds within the program, giving students the opportunity to apply for up to four different scholarships.

Transition Resource Expo set for March 14

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 13:48

Cooperative Educational Services (C.E.S.) will hold a Transition Resource Expo at 25 Oakview Drive in Trumbull on Wednesday, March 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Expo is free and open to the public.

The Transition Resource Expo is an opportunity to inform parents, students and educational staff from school districts in the Fairfield County area of services and programs available to individuals with disabilities as they transition from school to career and prepare for the future.

Sacred Heart offering new graduate program

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 13:47

Sacred Heart University will introduce a new graduate program in healthcare information systems during the 2012-13 academic year. The program will target health professionals with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and at least two years of practical experience in the health care or information technology fields.

Applicants will include those seeking to complement their clinical expertise with technology skills to pursue a career change or career advancement in ambulatory and acute care settings. Applicants may also include information technology professionals without a background in health care who seek employment and/or advancement in a health care setting.

Recycling fund-raiser to benefit Blackham School

Tuesday, 21 February 2012 14:03

Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch helped Blackham School’s Green Team kickoff a month-long fundraiser that will earn the school $1 for every new registered member of Recyclebank on Feb. 13.

Blackham School students will soon be knocking on doors and encouraging their neighbors, friends and families to sign up with Recyclebank, the city’s recycling partner as part of a month-long fund-raiser at the school.

For each new recycling registration, Recyclebank will donate $1 to Blackham School. The money will be used to purchase school supplies, according to Chris Kinsley, coordinator of the Blackham School Green Team. The Green Team, which helped Mayor Bill Finch to help kick off the fund-raiser on Feb. 13, is a group of seventh and eighth grade students who are learning about recycling and energy conservation in class and putting their newfound knowledge to work overseeing the school’s recycling efforts.